Gar Waterman

Gar Waterman
Nationality American
Known for Sculpture
Notable work Gulliver's Fiddle[1]

Gar Waterman is a sculptor[2][3][4][5][6] based in New Haven, Connecticut. He is notable for large public arts projects for public places and creations which mimic sealife.[7][8][9]

He works in marble, stone,[5] bronze, wood,[5][10] and sometimes glass.[11] Some of his very large[12] sculptures resemble "giant insects welded together from scrap metal," according to one account.[8] He creates sculptures which often resemble creatures from the ocean and nature.[5][13]

He married his agent and arts organizer Thea Buxbaum in 1997.[14][15][16][10] Waterman grew up in New Jersey and Maine and lived for a while in Tahiti.[13] He is the youngest son[13] of oceanographic film maker Stan Waterman and grew up "exploring the ocean depths".[3][17] He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1974 and from Dartmouth in 1978.[11] After college, he moved to Pietrasanta, Italy and lived there for seven years to learn sculpting.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "New Haven Violin Art Project pictures on-line". Yale Arts Library. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  2. ↑ Mary E. O’Leary (April 29, 2010). "Last New Haven hardware store closing up shop". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 David Sepulveda (Oct 15, 2010). "Open Studios Meets Westville Renaissance". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  4. ↑ "The Parks". Riverfront Recapture. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Allan Appel (Dec 26, 2008). "Thrown For A Curve". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  6. ↑ TRACIE ROZHON (April 27, 1997). "For $1, the Best Little Warehouse in New Haven". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  7. ↑ Mary E. O’Leary (July 11, 2010). "Stored away for decades, artifacts from New Haven Arena coming back". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Margaret Reuland (September 13, 2002). "A hidden secret in subdued Westville". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  9. ↑ "Gone Dishin' At The Grad Club". New Haven Independent. October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Thea Buxbaum, Gar Waterman". The New York Times. June 29, 1997. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Bio". Gar Waterman website. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  12. ↑ Allan Appel (Sep 26, 2006). "Secrets Revealed For Artists’ Housing". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Greer Museum at Rio to Exhibit works of Gar Waterman". University of Rio Grande. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  14. ↑ David Sepulveda (Oct 15, 2010). "Open Studios Meets Westville Renaissance". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  15. ↑ Leonard J. Honeyman (Apr 9, 2010). "Whalley Redo, Part II". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  16. ↑ Leonard J. Honeyman (Mar 8, 2010). "Restored Home Eyed For B&B". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  17. ↑ Rob Barrel (2010-03-10). "Gar Waterman's Nudibranch sculptures". NAI'A Fiji. Retrieved 2010-10-19. ...Gar Waterman, Stan's youngest child.

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